The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-12-27
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Anxious Tories Specializing over Lord
Randolph CnurchIIps Queer Trip.
Mr.. Gladstone / caves Hawarden for
His Continental Journey.
what Russian Students Claim as
Their Side OF the Case.

LONDON. Dec 26.-The Tories are showing
signs of increasing uneasiness at the atti-
tude of Lord Randolph Churchill to the
ministry. His motives in taking a lengthen-
ed and tedious foreign journey at this partic-
ular juncture were at once suspected. His
visit to Russia was declared to be for the
sinister purpose Of injuring Lord Salisbury
with the party. 1t viii be remembered that
he attempted to trip up Lord Salisbury, even
when he was his colleague in office, charging
him with desire to drag England into for
eign complications and especially with inter-
vention on behalf of Prince Alexander Of
Battenburg. It is thought his immediate OBJ
ject in now going to the Russian capital Is to
get material on which to base charge
against Lord Salisbury OF bringing England
into an alliance offensive and defensive with
Germany, Austria and Italy against Russia
and France. The Times and other Liberal
Union newspapers exhaust themselves In
quoting from the former speeches OF Lord
Randolph Churchill TO show II Is impossible
he can be really friendly to Russia. This Is
no doubt done for the double purpose OF
making things difficult for Churchill with
prominent pers0nages in Russia and raising
suspicion against him at home. All this and
much more Of the same sort proves that
Churchill is regarded as formidable man IN
Salisbury at the first opportunity that offers.
Whether the guesses as to the object OF his
mission to st. Petersburg prove 10 be we'll
founded or not certainly Churchill has some
political end in view in undertaking this
Journey and the Tories will soon discover
that he has not been putting himself to all
this expense and trouble for nothing.
Gladstone off for the Continent.
Mr.. Gladstone left Hawarden today en-
route for the Continent. Five thousand per-
sons gave him an enthusiastic welcome on
his arrival at Chester.
Large crowds gathered at all the places
through which Gladstone passed, and he was
everywhere warmly received.
Mr. Gladstone was greeted with mingled
cheers and groans when he passed through
London. While waiting on the train he was
visited by Earl Spencer, Right Hon. Hugh Q.
Childers and other prominent men. The
journey was made without stop until Sand
wich was reached, where Mt. Gladstone adj
dressed O crowd. Subsequently he proceed
ed 10 the residence Of Lord N0rthbourne,
whose guest he will be tonight. Mr.. Glad
stone desires to express his thanks through
the press for numerous Christmas presents
and congratulations received by him.
Dan poherty's Sentence.
The Obserynr today denounces the SEN
tence pronounced upon Daniel Doherty, the
American who shot and killed Graham. as
monstrous. 1t declares that the judgment
Of Justice Stephens was biased by the opin-
ion he has often expressed that drunkenness
increases instead Of lessening the gravity Of
0ffenses, sentiment which mankind pro-
nounces contrary to common sense.
Those RebelIious Students.
A despatch from st. Petersburg says that
the university students there, irritated by
the action Of the authorities in conining
them to the university building, renewed ri
oting. The students deny that they are ac-
tuated by political motives. They. say their
aim is to secure the dismissal OF the rector,
abolition of the new university statutes, ana
the release of the students arrested during
the recent troubles. Professor Mendeleleh
promised to impartially report the affair TO
the curator whereupon the project opened
the doors, and the students dispersed quiet
ly. The students were not satisfied with
Prof Mendlejeff's promise, and resolved to
send petition to the Car.
NJ DelianOw, Minister of Public instruc-
tion, has rendered his resignation which was
not accepted. The Car Is displeased with
Private advices say that the university
students at Warsaw and Keiff have resolved
to follow the example OF the students at st.
Petersburg.
Assurances Of Peace.
The Times correspondent at st. Peters
burg says: "Gen. Won Schweinitz, German
Ambassador, has brought the most peaceful
and coneiliatory assurances from Bismarck.
Austria, it is declared. will stop sending re-
Inducements to Galicia. 1t Is hoped that
Russia will follow Austria's example.
Foreign Notes.
Mahmoud Ajelaleddin, the author of the
new budget scheme for balancing the Turk
ish revenues and expenditures has been ap-
pointed Minister Of Finance.
Thousands assembled at Mitchellstown
Saturday to greet Vaudeville on the ocea-
sion of his release from prison. Upon his
arrival he received most enthusiastic well
come.
Mr.. Spright, magistrate, and his wife were
fred at while driving at LillalOu, County
Limerick, yesterday. The horse was killed.
There were no arrests.
Mr.. Sexton Is improving. His fever Is les
sening, and his general condition Is better.
The Spanish government has decided to
celebrate the fourth centenary OF the dis
covery of America.
The German government has commission
ed Judge Aschecott to study the American
penal system, with view TO making 1t the
basis of a new system for Germany.
Michael Davitt, speaking at Steep Bridge,
YESTERDAY, repeated his advice to farmers not
TO purchase land at the present time. By
waiting they would be able TO procure land
on basis of a nominal rent of from 20 to so
per cent under the present figures.